Hey, all you travellers about to visit Queenstown, and wanting to experience a small but significant taste of Maori culture, make sure you check out the Kiwi Haka show.
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Getting my car from the South Island to the North Island of New Zealand and back again is easy and stress-free with Interislander.
I drove aboard the Interislander ferry at its Picton terminal in Marlborough, parked my car in the vehicle area and from there made my way to the upper deck to relax and enjoy [...]
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If you haven’t already visited the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa on the waterfront in Wellington, you’re in for a treat when you do.
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To see the Glacier Hot Pools in Franz Josef lit up at night is a real treat. Believe me after a long day, the hot pools is the perfect place to unwind – there is even a massage room on hand.
The complex is surrounded by native bush and fed by glacier water, and the hot [...]
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I really enjoyed my recent visit to Punakaiki, where I spent time seeing the famous Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. A really special place popular with national and international visitors alike, is on the wild West Coast of the South Island, approximately 30 minutes north of Greymouth.
There is one area at the Punakaiki Rocks known [...]
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It’s hard to imagine that only five kilometres out of central Blenheim in Marlborough, Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, nestled amongst the award-winning wine growing region, is one of the world’s largest collections of WW1 aircraft memorabilia.
For that reason alone (and the fact Omaka’s well-signposted on SH 6), I wanted to experience what it has to [...]
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Wonderful wearable art and captivating classic cars – a visit to the World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum
When I stepped inside the World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum in Nelson, I soon realised this was a magical place, a place where your fantasies come to the fore!
The World of WearableArt (WOW) Museum is mesmerising. [...]
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It’s Friday and I’ve decided to go on a brewery tour. It’s not something I would normally see myself doing but I am really excited to learn about breweries and beer! I head to Lion Brewery in Auckland – brewers of Lion Red and Steinlager and the largest brewery in New Zealand.
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